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Osat Bartlett
your mouse sensitivity is low
Platinum Sensitivity.
#1 - 2014-11-05 02:46:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Osat Bartlett
Normally I should post this topic on Japanese forum, but I don't expect CCP to reply to me that in Japanese now.

I saw the latest patch notes. and I found description as "New content is fully localized into DE/FR/RU".
Does it mean that EVE is no longer localized into Japanese? If that means so, Japanese players must reconsider many things, for example, a way to invite new players.

I noticed that part of new contents was not localized in previous release. Such as, AT XII prize ships, burner mission, and so on.
however, it is noticeable that localized information and not localized information are intermingled recently.

For example, in Japanese client, Interceptor Crow looks like still has missile kinetic damage bonus(but that increase 5%/Lv). The other ships updated after Oceanus follow like that.

Especially, expression of HID's ship bonus are bad. Such as,
Quote:
Devoter
Amarr Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret capacitor use
5% bonus to all Armor Resists
Heavy Interdictor Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret rate of fire
5% bonus to range of Warp Disruption Fields
Role Bonus:
20% bonus to all Armor Resists
Can fit Warp Disruption Field Generators

It is display on Japanese client.

To decide keep on using Japanese client or switch to English client, please show us about future Japanese localization.

Japan Wiki administrator
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2014-11-05 05:57:09 UTC
Osat Bartlett wrote:
Normally I should post this topic on Japanese forum, but I don't expect CCP to reply to me that in Japanese now.

I saw the latest patch notes. and I found description as "New content is fully localized into DE/FR/RU".
Does it mean that EVE is no longer localized into Japanese? If that means so, Japanese players must reconsider many things, for example, a way to invite new players.

I noticed that part of new contents was not localized in previous release. Such as, AT XII prize ships, burner mission, and so on.
however, it is noticeable that localized information and not localized information are intermingled recently.

For example, in Japanese client, Interceptor Crow looks like still has missile kinetic damage bonus(but that increase 5%/Lv). The other ships updated after Oceanus follow like that.

Especially, expression of HID's ship bonus are bad. Such as,
Quote:
Devoter
Amarr Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret capacitor use
5% bonus to all Armor Resists
Heavy Interdictor Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret rate of fire
5% bonus to range of Warp Disruption Fields
Role Bonus:
20% bonus to all Armor Resists
Can fit Warp Disruption Field Generators

It is display on Japanese client.

To decide keep on using Japanese client or switch to English client, please show us about future Japanese localization.

DE/FR/RU all have a long-time support in EVE, CCP staff have had more practice converting between the languages, not to mention the country's close proximity to eachother (relative) means your more likely to find people who readily speak those languages fluently.

Japanese is a newer supported language, they arent as skilled, and even for someone skilled, translating latin, or for that matter any european, language to a southeast asian language is difficult due to the differing ways they construct the languages (for instance, alot of words in japanese/chinese/korean can mean alot of things based on subtle intonation, or what kind of character is used, whereas most european languages just have alot of words that all mean the same thing)




in short and more on topic, give them a bit, they cant keep all localizations 100% up to speed with eachother, but they WILL all be updated ASAP
Osat Bartlett
your mouse sensitivity is low
Platinum Sensitivity.
#3 - 2014-11-05 06:30:06 UTC
Nariya Kentaya wrote:

DE/FR/RU all have a long-time support in EVE, CCP staff have had more practice converting between the languages, not to mention the country's close proximity to eachother (relative) means your more likely to find people who readily speak those languages fluently.

Japanese is a newer supported language, they arent as skilled, and even for someone skilled, translating latin, or for that matter any european, language to a southeast asian language is difficult due to the differing ways they construct the languages (for instance, alot of words in japanese/chinese/korean can mean alot of things based on subtle intonation, or what kind of character is used, whereas most european languages just have alot of words that all mean the same thing)


You've completely misunderstood.
Newest supported language is French. Not Japanese.

We suspect that CCP break off supporting Japanese. There is no relation to skill. The question is existence of Japanese support staff.

Japan Wiki administrator
Jandice Ymladris
Aurora Arcology
#4 - 2014-11-05 09:46:01 UTC
I'll make it more clear to people

This is the devoter bonuses being displayed on Japanese client:
Osat Bartlett wrote:


Especially, expression of HID's ship bonus are bad. Such as,
Quote:
Devoter
Amarr Cruiser Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret capacitor use
5% bonus to all Armor Resists
Heavy Interdictor Bonuses:
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret rate of fire
5% bonus to range of Warp Disruption Fields
Role Bonus:
20% bonus to all Armor Resists
Can fit Warp Disruption Field Generators

It is display on Japanese client.

To decide keep on using Japanese client or switch to English client, please show us about future Japanese localization.


This is the Devoter bonuses on english client:

SHIP BONUSES
Amarr Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):
10% reduction in Medium Energy Turret activation cost
5% bonus to Medium Energy Turret damage
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers bonuses (per skill level):
10% bonus to Medium Energy Turret optimal range
5% bonus to Warp Disruption Field Generator scramble range
Role Bonus:
• Can fit Warp Disruption Field Generator
20% bonus to all armor resistances

If you read, you notice some glaring errors between both descriptions. So I believe the OP is asking a valid question. Not only to current Japanese localisation, but also for older localisations.

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Nate Hill
Rocket No. 9
#5 - 2014-11-05 10:18:34 UTC

I guess this topic will be locked finally in dev's official tone.
Serene Repose
#6 - 2014-11-05 11:23:17 UTC
Nice exposition of ignorance as to how things get done in this high-tech world.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.